Chapter 2

• Zoe couldn't see the road in front of her. All she knew was that she needed to get out of here immediately, and that the creditor's men were still chasing her.
• "Ah..." Zoe hit a hard chest and fell to the ground.
• A man in a gray Polo shirt helped her to stand up.
• 'What's going on?”
• "Please, help me, Sir, help me..." Zoe cried and pleaded.
• "Helios, son," the old man greeted as he caught up. A sly smile crept into the old man's lips.
• "What are you doing here, dad? Why you want to catch her?" the guy named Helios uttered as he stopped his gaze on Zoe.
• “Mind your own business.” The old man replied irritatedly.
• "You're doing it again?!" Helios' booming voice roared on the corners. He walked closer to his dad and grabbed the old man by his collar. "I'm warning you! Don't you dare tint my place with your schemes!” he asserted.
• Instead of answering, Helios' dad let out a devilish laugh.
• "Let her go!" Helios asserted once again.
• The old man's devilish smile is still drawn to his lips as he equaled Helios' death stares.
• “I will but…” he paused, which made Helios clench his jaw. “Well, her mother owed me a great amount of debt... ”
• Zoe's mother was brought in by the old man's assistants, her eyes full of fear.
• 'I brought you my daughter, and you promised I didn't owe you any more!' Iris looked at the old man and said.
• "But there was something unexpected... Iris, "the old man gave her a sinister smile.
• 'Let them go! "Helios said.
• "No, Iris needs to take responsibility for her debts..."
• "Don’t challenge me, dad. Let them go!" Helios shouted, making the old man's bodyguards point their guns at him. However, the old man raised his hand as a sign for them not to shoot.
• Zoe looked at her mother. Their eyes met, but her mom broke the gaze.
• She knew that her mom was doing her best for her future, but she was also aware that she was good at gambling.
• There is no doubt that her mother has nothing to lost but lost her daughter. And since she can't pay it, she will sell her own daughter to save her ass—and thinking of this, her heart is being torn into pieces.
• The thunderous voice of the guy who butts in cuts the hum of her thoughts.
• "I’ll buy her," Helios said as he pointing me, then he turned to his father. "Remember, you killed a person once, and when you do it again, I'll make sure that you will rot in jail," he added.
• Helios walked closer to Zoe. And she locked her eyes on the man.
• Helios leaned over. “Come with me if you still want to live,” he whispered.
• "Since you wanted to sell your daughter to this man? Then you better sell her to me. And don't expect me to return her to a mother like you!" It was Helios' last words before they left the club, and those words keep on replaying in Zoe's mind.
• She was inside his car, and no one dared to talk, and she had no idea where he was taking her. She wanted to ask him. However, his aura is frightening. She tried to glance at him, but she seemed like she' d be dead if he caught her.
• She heaved a deep sigh as she simply pulled down the hem of her dress, but it caught Helios' attention.
• "If you don't like your dress, why would you wear it?" His husky voice sent chills down Zoe's body which made her shiver.
• "Let me clear things to you. You are already sold to me, and I don't want you to get back to your mom. Stay—"
• "I'll stay with you," she interrupted, and this time, she got the courage to face him.
• "Aren't you afraid of me?"
• Zoe's forehead knitted as she looked in his direction. Helios turned to her, and their eyes met. It lasted for seconds before he returned his gaze to the road.
• “Why would I be afraid of you? You just save me—”
• "What if I'll be the one who will hurt you?"
• Zoe's eyes widened, and they weren't expecting those questions from him. She knew that he was a stranger, but he did earn her trust when he saved her.
• "You can do it? You will hurt me?" she asked as she steadied her gaze at him.
• "So, you really don't know me?" he stated.